Scourge

Deadmen's War, Book 3

By: Anthony J. Melchiorri

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

The key to saving humanity—or dooming it—is in the hands of the enemy.

Veteran mech operator Sergeant Major Shaw spent his career fighting huge monsters known as Sentinels. He never expected that he would be piloting them.

But as a new war unfolds, Shaw finds himself and his team using this unorthodox technology in a desperate attempt to save the New World Republic from destruction. The Principality of the Seven Sons has control of an ancient Progenitor dreadnaught rumored to have the power to enslave and destroy empires. No one is safe.

Not even Shaw and his Deadmen.

The Principality has resurrected the worst of the Progenitor weapons, infecting entire planets with a bio-engineered disease called the Scourge. With the Scourge and the dreadnaught poised to destroy the NWR, the fate of mankind is dark.

There is only one hope for survival. One mission so dangerous, so impossible that only a single team is suited for it. The Deadmen.

Pacific Rim meets Starship Troopers in Scourge, the third book in the Deadmen’s War series.

The Deadmen's War series is now performed by Mark Boyett, narrator of the bestselling sci-fi series Undying Mercenaries.

©2022 Anthony J. Melchiorri (P)2023 Podium Audio

You changed the voice actor

I love RC’s voice. I can’t get into it anymore sorry but I don’t think I am the only one.

great read, again!

I love this story and especially partial to the characters and their use (piloting) of the sentinels and the associated battles. I have always been a fan of this type of scifi. took a bit to adjust to a change in narrator but hoping the absolute best for Mr Bray as he deals with health issues and I appreciate Mr Boyett for continuing this series. Audible format suits me best (I do a lot of driving) so I'm very glad to be able to continue with this series!

Narrator poor, need RC Bray

Story was excellent. Narration was poor, I had to listen at 1.2x speed to even tolerate narrators poor speaking mannerisms.

A great idea but falls short

I like the idea of the story. Bioi mechs are an interesting take on sci-fi.

The writing of the main character is what made me stop listening to book 3. Every fight is either a loss, they kill their sentinels or win the fight but fail the objective. Then the main character blames himself for everything.

Book three is just more of the same and it frustrates me as a listener.

Narration

Although I understand why R.C Bray is unable to consistently perform due to medical issues, it’s always disappointing to see him switched out in the middle of a series. No discredit to mark, but no other person can allow me to net up to this sentinel of a series like Bray.

Rough narration team

The narration team voices were terrible. This was a let down from the first 2 books. If you start with RC Bray, then finish the series with RC Bray.

RC ?????

Series is great but as the other person mentioned without RC on this one I’m having trouble getting into it. This narrator goes from quiet to full blown screaming the next. I’m constantly adjusting the volume. Also, his voice doesn’t bring the characters alive like RC. I can’t tell one person from the next without being told. Not the worst narrator I’ve heard but he’s definitely not right for this series. Would pay 3x the amount for an RC bray version…. Not sure if I’ll finish this one until then.

Meh, at best

Yet another series which changed narrators - doesn’t work. Completely different feel. Just couldn’t get into the story or care about the outcome.

You Should Have Paid More For RCB

Overall, the story is fun. The narrator was a bit rough. He was not committed.

GooD

This book has a good story and narrator gave an excellent performance. Recommend to others.